Gulfking typically ripens in early May. When ripe, its skin is mostly red on
a deep- yellow to orange background. The flesh is firm and sweet and does not
turn brown readily when bruised or cut.

Gulfcrest ripens from early to mid-May, extending the harvest period. The
fruit is medium to large and also has a mostly red skin on a deep-yellow to
orange background. The flesh is firm, with good sweetness, and contains some
red flecks in the outer flesh on the sun-exposed side of the fruit. Like
Gulfking, this peach doesn't brown readily when bruised or cut.

In test plantings, both varieties appeared to be resistant to bacterial spot
on the leaves and fruit.

Read
more about these new peaches in the January 2005 issue of Agricultural
Research magazine.